A long-time Pennsylvania GOP official reportedly earned a warm reception Tuesday for comparing a supporter of President Obama to someone who is
"mentally retarded."

I think this is pretty disgusting if you ask me. I'm just curious what right leaning people on ATS think about comments like this.

"I was in this parking lot and there was a man looking for a space to park, and I found a space for him. And I felt badly -- he looked like he
was sort of in distress. And I said, 'Sir, here's a place.' And he said, 'That's a handicapped space.' I said, 'Oh, I'm so sorry, I saw that
Obama sticker and I thought you were mentally retarded.'"

Post-Gazette reporter Tim McNulty observed that the crowd "hollered and clapped" in response to the insensitive joke.

So he got laughs and applause from making a comment like this. What does this do for our country? Does this help to bring people together...or does
it just give some GOP supporters an excuse to hate on other people because that is what the leaders of the party are doing themselves???

I know there are some here who probably think that this is no big deal, or that it doesn't incite others to be hateful to those who have different
political ideologies than others, so I am interested to hear what people think about it.

Oh, it's right down there with the Mitt Romney killed my wife crappy video. Neither side is guiltless. But after all that has happened since
2009/01/20 it does make you think those that still support Obama are suspect in the mental faculty department.

I think anyone who supports Obama, Romney Gingrich, Santorum, Clinton, Bush is mentally retarded, or at the very least mentally deficient. I hope I
hurt enough peoples feelings, and I didn't just single one group out. If you want to pick sides and play partisan politics by all means go for it.Oh
yeah, there was one group I did leave out. Silly me! The Paul supporters. Although I think they are a bit more informed on issues, they definitely are
delusional. To think Paul ever had a chance is beyond me. He never had a chance from the very beginning. I just hope he holds a large rally in Tampa
and goes out with a bang.

Who are we talking about? Jim Roddey? Shouldn't that be in the title as it is in the source material? Let's look a little further. Also from
today:

Roddey Apologizes, Democrats Call for Him to Step Down after Controversial Remark

"I was a little surprised,” said Nate Locklin, president of the Ross Township Republican Committee. “Jim likes to tell jokes. That one was a
little off. I was a little disappointed. I did not think it was appropriate. Disabilities aren't funny."

On Wednesday afternoon Roddey issued an apology for the remarks.

"I regret my comments," he said. "I have a long record of supporting people with disabilities and should have remembered that before I spoke. My
remarks were inappropriate and I apologize."

Originally posted by Bramble Iceshimmer
Oh, it's right down there with the Mitt Romney killed my wife crappy video. Neither side is guiltless. But after all that has happened since
2009/01/20 it does make you think those that still support Obama are suspect in the mental faculty department.

And what all has happened that you would find it necessary to say Obama supporters are mentally impaired???

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